William DICKSON

(1770-1816)

DICKSON, William, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Duplin County, N.C., May 5,
1770; educated at Grove Academy, Kenansville, N.C.; moved with his
parents to Tennessee in 1795; studied medicine and practiced in
Nashville for many years; member of the State house of
representatives 1799-1803 and served as speaker; elected as a
Republican to the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Congresses (March 4,
1801-March 3, 1807); trustee of the University of Nashville
1806-1816; died in Nashville, Tenn., in February 1816; interment in
a rural cemetery near Nashville.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present